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Brian Thackston

Brian Thackston

Table of contents
  1. Recommendations a ledger of books, films, music, inter alia
  2. Thoughts essays, dispatches, marginalia
  3. Wanderlust places visited, and places saved for
  4. Resources PDFs, links, further reading
  5. Tools the objects and software that earn their keep
  6. Wardrobe clothes I find myself reaching for
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Lately

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Recommendations The Audacity Sep 9, 2026

For better and for worse, the tech scene has a pull on me. I am semi-adjacent and I enjoy a good ribbing.

TV Series · added Sep 9, 2026 Read entry → All recommendations →
Wardrobe Blue Ombré Plaid Frontier Shirt Sep 9, 2026

Got this on sale in an attempt to match some of my more brown boot outfits. Pretty good fit.

Shirt · Pendleton · ★★★★☆ Read entry → All wardrobe →
Tools Rotring 600 Ballpoint Pen Sep 4, 2026

It's German engineering so you know it's nice (and heavy and overcomplicated and expensive). Not the everyperson masterpiece that a Zebra F701 is, but a pretty perfect premium pen for me.

Notetaking · ★★★★★ · one-time Read entry → All tools →
Resources The Game of Life Jul 18, 2026

An estate worksheet in thirteen moves that ends at a printer: where everything is, who to call, and what you'd wish, left for the people who'll need it.

Link · Interactive worksheet Read entry → All resources →
Wanderlust National Postal Museum Jul 4, 2026

"Messenger of Sympathy and Love, Servant of Parted Friends, Consoler of the Lonely, Bond of the Scattered Family, Enlarger of the Common Life."

Washington, DC · visited Jul 4, 2026 Read entry → All wanderlust →
Thoughts Hoarding That READ/WRITE Data Feb 14, 2025

Files live in computers — and sometimes in our hearts. On databases, sacred texts, and the people who read them.

10 min · filed under AI, Law, Marketing Read entry → All thoughts →